Scilab Function
Last update : 25/11/2005

xstringl - compute a box which surrounds strings

### Calling Sequence

  `rect=xstringl(x,y,str,[fontId,fontSize])`

### Parameters

- `rect`: vector of 4 real scalars defining the box.
- `x,y`: real scalars, coordinates of the lower-left point of the strings.
- `str`: matrix of strings.
- `fontId`: an integer specifying the font type.
- `fontSize`: an integer specifying the font size.

### Description

`xstringl` returns in `rect=[x,y,w,h]` (upper-left point, width, height) the size of a rectangle in the current graphic scale which would surround the strings `str` drawn at location `x,y` (lower-left point).

The result can be approximative when using the Postscript driver.

### Examples

    plot2d([0;1],[0;1],0)
    str=["Scilab" "is";"not" "elisaB"];
    r=xstringl(0.5,0.5,str)
    xrects([r(1) r(2)+r(4) r(3) r(4)]')
    xstring(r(1),r(2),str)

    plot2d([0;1],[0;1],0)
    str=["Scilab" "n''est ";"pas" "Matlab"];
    r2 = xstringl(0.5,0.5,str,2,5)
    xrects([r2(1) r2(2)+r2(4) r2(3) r2(4)]')
    xstring(r2(1),r2(2),str)

    e=gce();
    e.children(1).font_size = 5;
    e.children(1).font_style = 2;
    e.children(2).font_size = 5;
    e.children(2).font_style = 2;

### See Also

`titlepage`, `xstring`, `xstringl`, `xtitle`, `stringbox`,

### Author

J.Ph.C.